I am glad to see you all.

These are my staff, gentlemen, the members of my family, to whom I present you.

General Greene, General Knox; and these two boys here are Captain Alexander Hamilton and the Marquis de La Fayette, a volunteer from France, who comes to serve our country without money or without price, for love of liberty.

This is Major Harrison, this Captain Laurens, this Captain Morris of the Philadelphia troop, our only cavalry; they serve like the marquis, for love of liberty.

I know not how I could dispense with them." The gentlemen mentioned bowed ceremoniously, and some of them shook hands with the new-comers.
"Billy," continued Washington, turning to his black servant, "I wish you to get something to eat for these gentlemen.